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Speaking in the past about his feelings towards the car, in particular the 911 he said: ‘As you may know, I have always loved the Porsche 911, in much the same way that I have always loved Peter Mandelson, mouth ulcers, Greece, marzipan, caravanning holidays, the smoking laws, British Telecom, pointlessly complicated gadgets, tea before four, Piers Morgan…’

‘In other words, I have always rather disliked the 911.’

Slate: On Top Gear Jeremy regularly speaks about his dislike of the car

And not one to just say things for fun, over the years he has destroyed a number of Porsches as part of a feature on his BBC show which he has presented since 1988.

While both of his other Top Gear presenters James May and Richard Hammond are both fans of the car and own one themselves, Jeremy has always managed to resist the German vehicle, up until now that is.

Ahead of driving the car he apparently loves to hate Jeremy joined the thousands who showed their support for the cyclists taking part in the Help For Hereo’s fundraiser starting at The Mall.

Support: Earlier in the day Jeremy was spotted at the Hero Ride in aid of Help for Heroes at The Mall

Dressed in his usual attire he wore a pair of blue jeans with a blue and white check shirt, over which he wore leather jacket.

He covered his eyes from the sun as he strolled along wearing a pair of round sunglasses.

And as often seems to be the case Jeremy found something from the situation worth writing about.

Pointed: The TV star seemed to be doing a fair bit of pointing during his visit to The Mall

He tweeted: ‘Big thanks to the stewards at the Help for Heroes bike ride finish line. You have given me next week's column. And you will come across as c [sic],

‘I tried to take the riders some beers. Hot day. Long bike ride from Paris. Alcohol not allowed. Cannot wait to write about them.

‘I want Johnson and Cameron to get on their knees and beg forgiveness,’ he added.

Before concluding: ‘Let me make this plain. 300 people rode bicycles from Paris to London. And weren't allowed a beer at the end. Because Britain is f***ed.’